Karl L. Prado, Ph.D. 1983, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Department of Radiation Physics Contact Information Curriculum Vitae

Research Interests:

• Quality assurance (QA) in radiation oncology
• External-beam dose calculation systems
• Calibration of external beams of radiation
  
  

My primary research interest is quality assurance in radiation oncology. This ranges from the more traditional, measurement-based, testing of equipment operation, to quality improvement activities designed to enhance clinical radiation oncology processes. Current development activities include implementation of a calculation-based method for performing verifications of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) fields, establishment of an effective quality assurance program for our radiation oncology portal imaging systems, and incorporation of Gafchromic-film technology for IMRT QA.

Depending on the student’s interest, a tutorial under my supervision would provide the student with external-beam dose calculation and measurement experience, as well as knowledge of radiation oncology quality assurance techniques and processes.

Publications

Program Affiliation:

Program in Medical Physics